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New opportunities for small-scale farmers of the Amazon to strengthen hazards resilience while preserving forests - Field experiments combined with agent-based modelling.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Piketty, M. G. & Sist, P.

Content type: Bulletin article

This paper introduces a simulation model focused on smallholder practices and labour management that is used to assess the long-term impacts of altern...

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Landscape composition, connectivity and fragment size drive effects of grassland fragmentation on insect communities.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Rösch, V. & Tscharntke, T. & Scherber, C. & Batáry, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Calcareous grasslands are among the most species-rich habitats in Europe, but are increasingly threatened due to abandonment and fragmentation. Little...

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Minimizing invasive potential of Miscanthus × giganteus grown for bioenergy: identifying demographic thresholds for population growth and spread.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Matlaga, D. P. & Davis, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many species prioritized for bioenergy crop development possess traits associated with invasiveness, necessitating a priori efforts by ecologists to i...

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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development: concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa.

Published online: 04 May 2016

Authors: Rosenstock, T. S. & Mpanda, M. & Kimaro, A. & Luedeling, E. & Kuyah, S. & Anyekulu, E. & Freeman, O. E. & Thiong'o, M. & Abwanda, S. & Mutuo, P. & Mativo, J. & Shaba, S. & Kirui, J. & Franzel, S. & Neufeldt, H. & Shepherd, K. & Neely, C.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This document reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme's pilot project...

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Stress-gradient framework for green roofs: applications for urban agriculture and other ecosystem services.

Published online: 02 Oct 2023

Authors: Rolhauser, A. G. & MacIvor, J. S. & Roberto, A. & Ahmed, S. & Isaac, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Green roofs are promoted to contribute to more resilient cities by enhancing urban ecosystem services and food systems. Extensive, low-maintenance ...

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Organic farming and annual flower strips reduce parasite prevalence in honeybees and boost colony growth in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Pluta, P. & Czechofsky, K. & Hass, A. & Frank, L. & Westerhoff, A. & Klingenberg, H. & Theodorou, P. & Westphal, C. & Paxton, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Despite the major role that insect pollinators play in crop production, agricultural intensification drives them into decline. Various conservation me...

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Fluctuations in abundance of a stem-boring moth damaging shoots of Phragmites australis: causes and effects of overexploitation of food in a late-successional grass monoculture.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Tscharntke, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluctuations in the abundance of the noctuid Archanara geminipuncta, which causes damage to the silicate-rich shoots of common reed (Phragmites austra...

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Seasonal biology and ecology in New Zealand of Microctonus aethiopoides (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of Sitona spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with special emphasis on atypical behaviour.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Goldson, S. L. & Proffitt, J. R. & McNeill, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seasonal biology and ecology of Microtonus aethiopoides, a parasitoid of the lucerne pest Sitona discoideus, were studied in laboratory and field ...

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Ex situ cultivation entails high risk of seed dormancy loss on short-lived wild plant species.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Ensslin, A. & Vyver, A. van de & Vanderborght, T. & Godefroid, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in life-history traits such as seed dormancy during cultivation of wild plant species in ex situ facilities could jeopardize conservation acti...

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Prioritizing sites for ecological restoration based on ecosystem services.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Comín, F. A. & Miranda, B. & Sorando, R. & Felipe-Lucia, M. R. & Jiménez, J. J. & Navarro, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration ecology that maximizes ecosystem services (ES) requires planning at large spatial scales, which are often the most meaningful for ecosyste...

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